Windows Terminal opens in background when called by other apps #14072

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opened 2026-01-31 04:00:09 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @maicol07 on GitHub (May 31, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.9.1445.0

Other Software

Visual Studio 16.10

Steps to reproduce

First method

  1. Go to a folder in Explorer
  2. Right click and click Open in Powershell or Open in Linux shell

Second method

  1. Open Visual Studio 2019
  2. Run a project
  3. Same result as above

Expected Behavior

Windows Terminal opening regularly in the foreground, above other running apps

Actual Behavior

Windows Terminal opens in background when it's set as default terminal app and is run from Visual Studio or from explorer

Originally created by @maicol07 on GitHub (May 31, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.9.1445.0 ### Other Software Visual Studio 16.10 ### Steps to reproduce **First method** 1. Go to a folder in Explorer 2. Right click and click Open in Powershell or Open in Linux shell **Second method** 1. Open Visual Studio 2019 2. Run a project 3. Same result as above ### Expected Behavior Windows Terminal opening regularly in the foreground, above other running apps ### Actual Behavior Windows Terminal opens in background when it's set as default terminal app and is run from Visual Studio or from explorer
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Reference: starred/terminal#14072